Former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore refuses to take questions from a reporter after reading a statement to the news media outside the Lloyd George U.S. Courthouse in Las Vegas on Friday, July 19, 2024. Fiore pleaded not guilty to federal charges of wire fraud and conspiracy. With Fiore are her attorney, Michael Sanft, and people she identified as her family. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto